Grounded Theory: Building Explanations From Data (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: So I guess the very first question is Dr. Ado, for persons like me, what is grounded theory?

[00:00:09] Speaker 2: Okay. So the grounded theory is all about trying to develop a theory based on the data that you collect, right? So that's why it's a grounded theory. The theory that you want to develop should be based on the data. And the theory should explain something, right? It's explain a phenomenon or a problem that you have identified. Let's say you are teaching a course and you realize that a lot of students didn't pass. They failed the course. We can do a research and develop a theory to show why they failed the course. Right? So a theory in this context is a statement that shows relationship between concept, explaining something, explaining a problem, explaining why the student didn't pass. Right? So normally it's used to explain a phenomenon. Okay. So that's why it's a grounded theory, right? So that's why it's a grounded theory, right? So that's why it's a grounded theory. So that's why it's a grounded theory, right? So that's why it's a grounded theory.